leak

US /lik/

UK /li:k/

B1

noun

  • Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
  • Information released that wasn't supposed to be

verb

  • (Of a tire) to have air, liquid escaping; (Of air)
  • To make secret information public
  • (Liquid) to go out of/get in through crack/opening

Examples

I managed to plug the leak.

a leak of confidential material